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Interacting spiral waves organize brain dynamics and have functional correlates to cognition

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The spatiotemporal dynamics of the brain have an essential role in how we perceive, decide and behave. Interacting spiral waves are now seen, from functional magnetic resonance imaging brain recordings, to serve as a mechanism for organizing spatiotemporal activity across the whole cortex. Further, these waves enable flexible reconfiguration of task-driven brain activity.

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Fig. 1: Brain spirals flexibly organize spatiotemporal brain dynamics.

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This is a summary of: Xu, Y. et al. Interacting spiral wave patterns underlie complex brain dynamics and are related to cognitive processing. Nat. Hum. Behav. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01626-5 (2023).

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Interacting spiral waves organize brain dynamics and have functional correlates to cognition. Nat Hum Behav 7, 1044–1045 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01628-3

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